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Small illustration from Series ¨Ladies confession¨ for one of Men's Magazines.
Done with Painter IX.5 , Photoshop CS ( color correction ) ,Wacom Intuos 3 Tablet ( 9x12).
Special thanks to Carla, pretty girl ( and very patient ! )used as reference model.
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Work from my personal calendar project.
Done with Painter IX.5 , Photoshop CS ,Wacom Intuos 3 Tablet ( 9x12).
My wife used as reference model.
Copyright 2006 Carlos Maraz.
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Book Illustration for the Perrault's Fairy Tale "Blue Beard ".
Done with Painter IX.5 , Photoshop CS ,Wacom Intuos 3 Tablet ( 9x12).
Publisher and Copyright owner: Editorial Everest S.A.
The image is shown at this size and with Copyrights property credit watermark by the written permission of the Editorial Everest S.A. for the author's personal portfolio and on-line portfolio presentation purpose only .

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Portrait illustration for the promotional movie poster.
(C) Torrance Colvin film . USA

Done with Painter IX.5 , Photoshop CS ,Wacom Intuos 3 Tablet ( 9x12).

The image is shown at this size and with Copyrights property credit watermark by the written permission of the Torrance Colvin film for the author's personal portfolio and on-line portfolio presentation purpose only .
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Series of illustration for the Commemorative Silver Coin Set "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" (2007).

Client : New Zealand Mint Limited.
The obverse design by the Raphael Maklouf .

Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. He was devised by British author and doctor Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A brilliant London-based detective, Holmes is famous for prowess at using logic and astute observation to solve cases. He is perhaps the most famous fictional detective, and indeed one of the best known and most universally recognizable literary characters.

Of the many incarnations of Sherlock Holmes on film and television, surely the most curious and intriguing is the Russian television series featuring Vasily Livanov as Holmes and Vitaly Solomin as Watson. Filmed entirely in Russia ( then Soviet Union) between 1979 and 1986 , it consist of five series broken over eleven episodes. The series was deemed on of the most successful in the history of Eastern Europe television.

New Zealand Mint has been granted permission from the film studio to use the images of the actors for creation illustrations for this Sherlock Holmes Coin Series.

The images are shown at this size and with Copyrights property credit watermark by the written permission of the New Zealand Mint Limited for the author's personal portfolio and on-line portfolio presentation purpose only .

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I wish people hadn't complained about me painting too many portraits ... If there is one subject that I enjoy more than any other it would have to be portrait and figure work. During my long professional career I have painted thousands portraits of Royals,Political Leaders, celebrated individuals from Nobel Laureates to film stars . Here I give some examples of my digital portrait painting technique. Everybody develops his own technique suitable to his painting style. Each portrait is a new challenge, an enriching experience, a very exciting one.
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Digital portrait illustrations form a big part of my artistic portfolio. This is a small (1/4 page) portrait illustration created at the beginning of 2006 for The Grand Encyclopedia Everest ( Spain ).
Done with Painter IX.5 , Photoshop CS ,Wacom Intuos 3 Tablet ( 9x12).Some b/w low resolution photos provided by Art Director used for reference.

Publisher and Copyright owner: Editorial Everest S.A.
The image is shown at this size and with Copyrights property credit watermark by the written permission of the Editorial Everest S.A. for the author's personal portfolio and on-line portfolio presentation purpose only .

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"People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them ."
"Be careful what you set your heart upon - for it will surely be yours." James A. Baldwin . Writer.

Yes, at this time I would like to show you the portrait of James Baldwin, one of my favorite american writer. He was a famed novelist and essayist. I like his face, his expression very much. So , I was very happy when the Editorial commissioned me to do this piece for the Grand Encyclopedia Everest (Spain 2006 ).

The portrait done with Painter IX.5 , Photoshop CS ,Wacom Intuos 3 Tablet ( 9x12). Some b/w low resolution historical photos provided by Art Director used for reference.

Publisher and Copyright owner: Editorial Everest S.A.
The image is shown at this size and with Copyrights property credit watermark by the written permission of the Editorial Everest S.A. for the author's personal portfolio and on-line portfolio presentation purpose only .

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Tazio Nuvolari .Eternal boy, master of the mechanical monsters, unshakable will. Incredible courage, without surrender. One meter and sixty-five, fifty-seven kilos, but he was a giant. Seven mortal accidents but still alive! 353 competitions raced, 107 absolute victories, 77 class victories, 99 fastest laps, 5 international speed records, 7 times Italian champion, 30 years of races (10 years at the same time with car and motorcycle), 25 years of races uninterrupted if we subtract the 5 years of the second world war! For some years he is on track every week. 28 races in 1923! "Der Teufel" according to the Germans, "Red Devil" according to the Americans, "El Hombre Bolido" according to the Spanish, "The Champion" according to the English! For all "The Flying Mantuan", the hero of the competitions, the myth! Present in the 20s, in the 30s, in the 40s and in the 50s....


Portrait done with Painter IX.5 , Photoshop CS ,Wacom Intuos 3 Tablet ( 9x12). Some b/w low resolution historical photos provided by Art Director used for reference.

Publisher and Copyright owner: Editorial Everest S.A.
The image is shown at this size and with Copyrights property credit watermark by the written permission of the Editorial Everest S.A. for the author's personal portfolio and on-line portfolio presentation purpose only .

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Caetano Veloso has been called the Bob Dylan of Brazil -- a popular musician who has made staggering artistic and intellectual contributions to his country. As Caetano says, "I make my records as a painter would paint his canvas". In fact, he makes every melody he sings sound luminous and newly discovered.
This is a small (1/4 page) portrait illustration created at the beginning of 2006 for The Grand Encyclopedia Everest ( Spain ). Some b/w low resolution photos of Caetano provided by Art Director and photos of my own guitars used for reference.
Done with Painter IX.5 , Photoshop CS ,Wacom Intuos 3 Tablet ( 9x12).

Publisher and Copyright owner : Editorial Everest S.A.
The image is shown at this size and with Copyrights property credit watermark by the written permission of the Editorial Everest S.A. for the author's personal portfolio and on-line portfolio presentation purpose only .

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